Car Catches Fire After Crash

A three car collision early Thursday afternoon causes a vehicle to burst into flames.

The wreck occurred just after lunchtime on Tuesday on Highway 441 in Mountain City, just past the Dollar General.

According to Trooper Cadet Baron Pernell, a Toyota Tacoma was travelling northbound, and was waiting to make a left turn, when a second vehicle struck that car from the rear.

A gray Ford Taurus in the same lane basically struck him in the rear. and caused the brown Toyota pickup to spin around a strike a Volkswagen coming southbound on Highway 441. The Taurus came to rest on fire.

The Clayton Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze.

No serious injuries are reported, and one law enforcement officer on scene said it was “miraculous” that was the case.